Events

1479 BC - Thutmose III ascends to the throne of Egypt, although power effectively shifts to Hatshepsut (according to the Low Chronology of the 18th dynasty).
1184 BC - Traditional date of the fall of Troy.
1547 - Battle of Mühlberg. Duke of Alba, commanding Spanish-Imperial forces of Charles I of Spain, defeats the troops of Schmalkaldic League.
1558 - Mary, Queen of Scots, marries the Dauphin of France, François, at Notre Dame de Paris.
1704 - The first regular newspaper in British Colonial America, The Boston News-Letter, is published.
1800 - The United States Library of Congress is established when President John Adams signs legislation to appropriate $5,000 to purchase "such books as may be necessary for the use of Congress".
1877 - Russo-Turkish War: Russian Empire declares war on Ottoman Empire.
1885 - American sharpshooter Annie Oakley is hired by Nate Salsbury to be a part of Buffalo Bill's Wild West.
1895 - Joshua Slocum, the first person to sail single-handedly around the world, sets sail from Boston, Massachusetts aboard the sloop "Spray".
1904 - The Lithuanian press ban is lifted after almost 40 years.
1907 - Hersheypark, founded by Milton S. Hershey for the exclusive use of his employees, is opened.
1913 - The Woolworth Building skyscraper in New York City is opened.
1914 - The Franck–Hertz experiment, a pillar of quantum mechanics, is presented to the German Physical Society.
1915 - The arrest of 250 Armenian intellectuals and community leaders in Istanbul marks the beginning of the Armenian Genocide.
1916 - Easter Rising: Irish republicans, led by Patrick Pearse and James Connolly, launch an uprising against British rule in Ireland, and proclaim an Irish Republic. It is the first armed action of the Irish revolutionary period.
1916 - Ernest Shackleton and five men of the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition launch a lifeboat from uninhabited Elephant Island in the Southern Ocean to organise a rescue for the crew of the sunken Endurance.
1918 - First tank-to-tank combat, at Villers-Bretonneux, France, when three British Mark IVs meet three German A7Vs.
1922 - The first segment of the Imperial Wireless Chain providing wireless telegraphy between Leafield in Oxfordshire, England, and Cairo, Egypt, comes into operation.
1923 - In Vienna, the paper Das Ich und das Es (The Ego and the Id) by Sigmund Freud is published, which outlines Freud's theories of the id, ego, and super-ego.
1926 - The Treaty of Berlin is signed. Germany and the Soviet Union each pledge neutrality in the event of an attack on the other by a third party for the next five years.
1932 - Benny Rothman leads the mass trespass of Kinder Scout, leading to substantial legal reforms in the United Kingdom.
1933 - Nazi Germany begins its persecution of Jehovah's Witnesses by shutting down the Watch Tower Society office in Magdeburg.
1944 - World War II: The SBS launches a raid against the garrison of Santorini in Greece.
1953 - Winston Churchill is knighted by Queen Elizabeth II.
1955 - The Bandung Conference ends: Twenty-nine non-aligned nations of Asia and Africa finish a meeting that condemns colonialism, racism, and the Cold War.
1957 - Suez Crisis: The Suez Canal is reopened following the introduction of UNEF peacekeepers to the region.
1957 - The BBC first broadcast The Sky at Night presented by Patrick Moore
1963 - Marriage of HRH Princess Alexandra of Kent to the Hon Angus Ogilvy at Westminster Abbey in London.
1965 - Civil war breaks out in the Dominican Republic when Colonel Francisco Caamaño, overthrows the triumvirate that had been in power since the coup d'état against Juan Bosch.
1967 - Cosmonaut Vladimir Komarov dies in Soyuz 1 when its parachute fails to open. He is the first human to die during a space mission.
1967 - Vietnam War: American General William Westmoreland says in a news conference that the enemy had "gained support in the United States that gives him hope that he can win politically that which he cannot win militarily."
1968 - Mauritius becomes a member state of the United Nations.
1970 - The first Chinese satellite, Dong Fang Hong I, is launched.
1970 - The Gambia becomes a republic within the Commonwealth of Nations, with Dawda Jawara as the first President.
1971 - Soyuz 10 docks with Salyut 1.
1980 - Eight U.S. servicemen die in Operation Eagle Claw as they attempt to end the Iran hostage crisis.
1990 - STS-31: The Hubble Space Telescope is launched from the Space Shuttle Discovery.
1990 - Gruinard Island, Scotland, is officially declared free of the anthrax disease after 48 years of quarantine.
1993 - An IRA bomb devastates the Bishopsgate area of London.
1996 - In the United States, the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 is passed into law.
2004 - The United States lifts economic sanctions imposed on Libya 18 years previously, as a reward for its cooperation in eliminating weapons of mass destruction.
2005 - Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger is inaugurated as the 265th Pope of the Roman Catholic Church taking the name Pope Benedict XVI.
2005 - Snuppy becomes world's first cloned dog.
2013 - A building collapses near Dhaka, Bangladesh, killing 1,129 people and injuring 2,500 others.
2013 - Violence in Bachu County, Kashgar Prefecture, of China's Xinjiang results in death of 21 people.

Births

1533 - William the Silent, German son of William I, Count of Nassau-Dillenburg (died 1584)
1581 - Vincent de Paul, French priest and saint (died 1660)
1620 - John Graunt, English demographer and statistician (died 1674)
1706 - Giovanni Battista Martini, Italian pianist and composer (died 1780)
1718 - Nathaniel Hone the Elder, Irish-English painter and educator (died 1784)
1743 - Edmund Cartwright, English clergyman and engineer, invented the power loom (died 1823)
1784 - Peter Vivian Daniel, American lawyer and jurist (died 1860)
1815 - Anthony Trollope, English novelist, essayist, and short story writer (died 1882)
1823 - Sebastián Lerdo de Tejada, Mexican politician, President of Mexico (died 1889)
1845 - Carl Spitteler, Swiss poet and author, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1924)
1856 - Philippe Pétain, French general and politician, 119th Prime Minister of France (died 1951)
1868 - Sandy Herd, Scottish golfer (died 1944)
1876 - Erich Raeder, German admiral (died 1960)
1878 - Jean Crotti, Swiss-French painter (died 1958)
1879 - Susanna Bokoyni, Hungarian-American circus performer (died 1984)
1880 - Gideon Sundback, Swedish-American engineer and businessman, developed the zipper (died 1954)
1882 - Hugh Dowding, 1st Baron Dowding, Scottish-English air marshal (died 1970)
1885 - Thomas Cronan, American triple jumper (died 1962)
1885 - Con Walsh, Irish-Canadian hammer thrower and footballer (died 1961)
1887 - Denys Finch Hatton, English hunter (died 1931)
1888 - Pe Maung Tin, Burma-based scholar and educator (died 1973)
1889 - Stafford Cripps, English academic and politician, Chancellor of the Exchequer (died 1952)
1889 - Lyubov Popova, Russian painter and academic (died 1924)
1893 - Ba Cho, Burmese martyr (died 1947)
1897 - Manuel Ávila Camacho, Mexican colonel and politician, 45th President of Mexico (died 1955)
1897 - Benjamin Lee Whorf, American linguist, anthropologist, and engineer (died 1941)
1899 - Oscar Zariski, Russian-American mathematician and academic (died 1986)
1900 - Elizabeth Goudge, English author and educator (died 1984)
1903 - José Antonio Primo de Rivera, Spanish lawyer and politician, founded the Falange (died 1936)
1904 - Willem de Kooning, Dutch-American painter and educator (died 1997)
1905 - Al Bates, American long jumper (died 1999)
1905 - Robert Penn Warren, American novelist, poet, and literary critic (died 1989)
1906 - William Joyce, American-born Irish-British Nazi propaganda broadcaster (died 1946)
1906 - Mimi Smith, English nurse (died 1991)
1907 - William Sargant, English psychiatrist, theorist, and author (died 1988)
1908 - Marceline Day, American actress (died 2000)
1908 - Inga Gentzel, Swedish runner (died 1991)
1912 - Ruth Osburn, American discus thrower (died 1994)
1913 - Dieter Grau, German-American scientist and engineer (died 2014)
1914 - William Castle, American director, producer, and screenwriter (died 1977)
1914 - Phil Watson, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (died 1991)
1914 - Justin Wilson, American chef and author (died 2001)
1916 - Lou Thesz, American wrestler and trainer (died 2002)
1919 - David Blackwell, American mathematician and academic (died 2010)
1919 - Glafcos Clerides, Cypriot lawyer and politician, 4th President of Cyprus (died 2013)
1920 - Gino Valenzano, Italian race car driver (died 2011)
1922 - J. D. Cannon, American actor (died 2005)
1922 - Marc-Adélard Tremblay, Canadian anthropologist and academic (died 2014)
1923 - Gus Bodnar, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (died 2005)
1923 - Doris Burn, American author and illustrator (died 2011)
1924 - Clement Freud, German-English radio host, academic, and politician (died 2009)
1924 - Ruth Kobart, American actress and singer (died 2002)
1925 - Franco Leccese, Italian sprinter (died 1992)
1926 - Thorbjörn Fälldin, Swedish farmer and politician, 27th Prime Minister of Sweden
1927 - Josy Barthel, Luxembourgian runner and politician, Luxembourgian Minister for Energy (died 1992)
1928 - Tommy Docherty, Scottish footballer and manager
1928 - Johnny Griffin, American saxophonist (Kenny Clarke/Francy Boland Big Band) (died 2008)
1929 - Rajkumar, Indian actor and singer (died 2006)
1930 - Jerome Callet, American instrument designer, educator, and author
1930 - Richard Donner, American actor, director, and producer
1930 - José Sarney, Brazilian lawyer and politician, 25th President of Brazil
1931 - Abdelhamid Kermali, Algerian footballer and manager (died 2013)
1931 - Bridget Riley, English painter and illustrator
1933 - Patricia Bosworth, American actress, journalist, and author
1933 - Claire Davenport, English actress (died 2002)
1933 - Alan Eagleson, Canadian lawyer and politician
1933 - Helmuth Lohner, Austrian actor and director (died 2015)
1933 - Freddie Scott, American singer-songwriter (died 2007)
1934 - Jayakanthan, Indian journalist and author (died 2015)
1934 - John Cameron, Lord Coulsfield, Scottish lawyer and judge
1934 - Shirley MacLaine, American actress, singer, and dancer
1935 - Tucker Smith, American actor, singer, and dancer (died 1988)
1936 - Graham Armitage, English actor (died 1999)
1936 - David Crombie, Canadian educator and politician, 56th Mayor of Toronto
1936 - Glen Hobbie, American baseball player (died 2013)
1936 - Jill Ireland, English actress (died 1990)
1937 - Joe Henderson, American saxophonist and composer (died 2001)
1940 - Sue Grafton, American author
1940 - Chris Kelly, English television host and producer
1940 - Trevor Kent, Australian actor (died 1989)
1941 - Richard Holbrooke, American journalist, banker, and diplomat, 22nd United States Ambassador to the United Nations (died 2010)
1941 - John Williams, Australian-English guitarist and composer (Sky)
1942 - Richard M. Daley, American lawyer and politician, 54th Mayor of Chicago
1942 - Muthucumaraswamy Sornarajah, Sri Lankan lawyer and academic
1942 - Barbra Streisand, American singer, actress, and producer
1943 - Hew Pike, English general
1943 - Richard Sterban, American singer (The Oak Ridge Boys)
1943 - Gordon West, English footballer (died 2012)
1944 - Peter Cresswell, English judge
1944 - St. Clair Lee, American singer (The Hues Corporation) (died 2011)
1944 - Maarja Nummert, Estonian architect
1944 - Tony Visconti, American record producer, musician and singer
1945 - Graeme Catto, Scottish physician and academic
1945 - Doug Clifford, American drummer and songwriter (Creedence Clearwater Revival, Creedence Clearwater Revisited, and Don Harrison Band)
1945 - Robert Knight, American singer
1945 - Bob Lunn, American golfer
1945 - Doug Riley, Canadian keyboard player and producer (Dr. Music) (died 2007)
1945 - Dick Rivers, French singer and actor (Les Chats Sauvages)
1946 - Doug Christie, Canadian lawyer and activist (died 2013)
1946 - Piers Gough, English architect
1946 - Stafford James, American bassist and composer
1946 - Phil Robertson, American businessman, founded Duck Commander
1947 - Josep Borrell, Spanish engineer and politician, 22nd President of the European Parliament
1947 - João Braz de Aviz, Brazilian cardinal
1947 - Claude Dubois, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist
1947 - Denise Kingsmill, Baroness Kingsmill, New Zealand-English lawyer and politician
1947 - Roger D. Kornberg, American biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
1948 - Paul Cellucci, American soldier and politician, 69th Governor of Massachusetts (died 2013)
1948 - Eliana Gil, Ecuadorian-American psychiatrist, therapist, and author
1948 - David Ingram, American keyboard player and songwriter (AnExchange and Love Song) (died 2005)
1949 - Eddie Hart, American sprinter
1949 - James Paice, English farmer and politician
1949 - Véronique Sanson, French singer-songwriter and producer
1951 - Ron Arad, Israeli architect and academic
1951 - Christian Bobin, French author and poet
1951 - Nigel Harrison, English bass player and songwriter (Blondie and Silverhead)
1951 - Enda Kenny, Irish educator and politician, 13th Taoiseach of Ireland
1952 - Jean Paul Gaultier, French fashion designer
1952 - Ralph Winter, American film producer
1953 - Eric Bogosian, American actor and writer
1954 - Mumia Abu-Jamal, American prisoner and activist
1954 - Jack Blades, American bass player and songwriter (Night Ranger, Rubicon, Damn Yankees, and Tak Matsumoto Group)
1954 - Captain Sensible, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Damned and Dead Men Walking)
1955 - Marion Caspers-Merk, German politician
1955 - John de Mol, Jr., Dutch businessman, co-founded Endemol
1955 - Eamon Gilmore, Irish trade union leader and politician, 25th Tánaiste of Ireland
1955 - Guy Nève, Belgian race car driver (died 1992)
1955 - Michael O'Keefe, American actor
1956 - Richard Sambrook, English journalist and academic
1956 - James A. Winnefeld, Jr., American admiral
1957 - Nazir Ahmed, Baron Ahmed, Pakistani-English businessman and politician
1957 - David J, English bass player (Bauhaus and Love and Rockets)
1957 - Boris Williams, French-English drummer (The Cure, Thompson Twins, and Babacar)
1958 - Valery Lantratov, Russian ballet dancer
1958 - Brian Paddick, English police officer and politician
1959 - Eren Keskin, Turkish lawyer and activist
1959 - Glenn Morshower, American actor and producer
1959 - Malcolm Oastler, Australian-English engineer
1959 - Dave Ridgway, English-Canadian football player
1959 - Paula Yates, British television host and author (died 2000)
1961 - Andrew Murrison, English physician and politician, Minister for International Security Strategy
1962 - Clemens Binninger, German politician
1962 - Stuart Pearce, English footballer, coach, and manager
1962 - Steve Roach, Australian rugby league player, coach, and sportscaster
1963 - Paula Frazer, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Tarnation, Faith No More, and Frightwig)
1963 - Billy Gould, American bass player, songwriter, and producer (Faith No More, Fear and the Nervous System, and Jello Biafra and the Guantanamo School of Medicine)
1963 - Mano Solo, French singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (died 2010)
1963 - Tõnu Trubetsky, Estonian singer-songwriter (Vennaskond and J.M.K.E.)
1963 - Joey Vera, American bass player (Fates Warning and Armored Saint)
1964 - Helga Arendt, German sprinter (died 2013)
1964 - Cedric the Entertainer, American comedian, actor, and producer
1964 - Djimon Hounsou, Beninese-American actor and producer
1965 - Jeff Jackson, Canadian ice hockey player and manager
1966 - Pierre Brassard, Canadian comedian and actor
1966 - Alessandro Costacurta, Italian footballer, coach, and manager
1966 - David Usher, English-Canadian singer-songwriter (Moist)
1967 - Omar Vizquel, Venezuelan-American baseball player and coach
1968 - Aidan Gillen, Irish actor
1968 - Todd Jones, American baseball player
1968 - Yuji Nagata, Japanese wrestler and mixed martial artist
1968 - Roxanna Panufnik, English composer
1968 - Hashim Thaçi, Kosovan soldier and politician, 5th Prime Minister of Kosovo
1968 - Mark Vanderloo, Dutch model and actor
1969 - Elias Atmatsidis, Greek footballer
1969 - Eilidh Whiteford, Scottish academic and politician
1970 - Damien Fleming, Australian cricketer, coach, and sportscaster
1971 - Kumar Dharmasena, Sri Lankan cricketer and umpire
1971 - Mauro Pawlowski, Belgian singer-songwriter and guitarist (Evil Superstars and Deus)
1972 - Rab Douglas, Scottish footballer
1972 - Nicolas Gill, Canadian martial artist and coach
1972 - Chipper Jones, American baseball player
1973 - Gabby Logan, English gymnast and radio host
1973 - Damon Lindelof, American screenwriter and producer
1973 - Brian Marshall, American bass player and songwriter (Creed and Alter Bridge)
1973 - Peeter Rebane, Estonian film director, producer and entrepreneur
1973 - Eric Snow, American basketball player and coach
1973 - Sachin Tendulkar, Indian cricketer
1973 - Toomas Tohver, Estonian footballer
1973 - Lee Westwood, English-American golfer
1974 - Comedy Dave, Hong Kong-English radio host
1974 - Eric Kripke, American director, producer, and screenwriter
1974 - Stephen Wiltshire, English illustrator
1975 - Sam Doumit, American actress
1975 - Thad Luckinbill, American actor and producer
1976 - Steve Finnan, Irish footballer
1976 - Frédéric Niemeyer, Canadian tennis player and coach
1977 - Siarhey Balakhonau, Belarusian author and educator
1977 - Carlos Beltrán, Puerto Rican-American baseball player
1978 - Diego Quintana, Argentine footballer
1979 - Laurentia Tan, Singaporean-English horse rider
1980 - Fernando Arce, Mexican footballer
1980 - Karen Asrian, Armenian chess player (died 2008)
1981 - Taylor Dent, American tennis player
1981 - Yuko Nakanishi, Japanese swimmer
1981 - Azusa Yamamoto, Japanese idol and actress
1982 - Kelly Clarkson, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress
1982 - David Oliver, American hurdler
1982 - Simon Tischer, American volleyball player
1983 - Will Champlin, American singer-songwriter
1983 - Hanna Melnychenko, Ukrainian heptathlete
1984 - Tyson Ritter, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (The All-American Rejects)
1985 - Mike Rodgers, American sprinter
1985 - Kaori Nazuka, Japanese actress and singer
1986 - Aaron Cunningham, American baseball player
1986 - Tahyna Tozzi, Australian model, singer and actress
1987 - Ben Howard, English singer-songwriter and guitarist
1987 - Kristopher Letang, Canadian ice hockey player
1987 - Rein Taaramäe, Estonian cyclist
1987 - Jan Vertonghen, Belgian footballer
1989 - David Boudia, American diver
1989 - Katherine Webb, American model, Miss Alabama USA 2012
1990 - Kazuki Shimizu, Japanese actor
1990 - Jan Veselý, Czech basketball player
1991 - Sigrid Agren, French-Swedish model
1991 - Batuhan Karadeniz, Turkish footballer
1992 - Laura Trott, English cyclist
1992 - Rafaela Silva, Brazilian judoka
1993 - Ben Davies, Welsh footballer
1993 - Han Hendrik Piho, Estonian skier
1994 - Caspar Lee, English-South African actor
1997 - Lydia Ko, New Zealand golfer
1997 - Veronika Kudermetova, Russian tennis player

Deaths

624 - Mellitus, English archbishop
1338 - Theodore I, Marquess of Montferrat (born 1291)
1617 - Concino Concini, Italian-French politician, Prime Minister of France (born 1575)
1622 - Fidelis of Sigmaringen, German friar and saint (born 1577)
1656 - Thomas Fincke, Danish mathematician and physicist (born 1561)
1731 - Daniel Defoe, English journalist, novelist, and spy (born 1660)
1748 - Anton thor Helle, German-Estonian clergyman and translator (born 1683)
1779 - Eleazar Wheelock, American minister and academic, founded Dartmouth College (born 1711)
1794 - Axel von Fersen the Elder, Swedish field marshal and politician (born 1719)
1852 - Vasily Zhukovsky, Russian poet and translator (born 1783)
1891 - Helmuth von Moltke the Elder, German field marshal (born 1800)
1924 - G. Stanley Hall, American psychologist and academic (born 1844)
1931 - David Kldiashvili, Georgian author and playwright (born 1862)
1935 - Anastasios Papoulas, Greek general (born 1857)
1938 - George Grey Barnard, American sculptor (born 1863)
1939 - Louis Trousselier, French cyclist (born 1881)
1941 - Karin Boye, Swedish author and poet (born 1900)
1942 - Lucy Maud Montgomery, Canadian author (born 1874)
1944 - Charles Jordan, American magician (born 1888)
1945 - Ernst-Robert Grawitz, German physician (born 1899)
1947 - Hans Biebow, German SS officer (born 1902)
1947 - Willa Cather, American novelist (born 1873)
1954 - Guy Mairesse, French race car driver (born 1910)
1957 - Harry McClintock, American singer and guitarist (born 1882)
1960 - Max von Laue, German physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1879)
1961 - Lee Moran, American actor, director and screenwriter (born 1888)
1962 - Milt Franklyn, American composer (born 1897)
1964 - Gerhard Domagk, German pathologist and bacteriologist (born 1895)
1965 - Louise Dresser, American actress (born 1878)
1966 - Simon Chikovani, Georgian poet and author (born 1902)
1967 - Vladimir Komarov, Russian pilot, engineer, and astronaut (born 1927)
1968 - Walter Tewksbury, American runner and hurdler (born 1876)
1970 - Otis Spann, American singer and pianist (born 1930)
1972 - Fernando Amorsolo, Filipino painter (born 1892)
1974 - Bud Abbott, American comedian and producer (born 1895)
1975 - Pete Ham, Welsh singer-songwriter and guitarist (Badfinger) (born 1947)
1976 - Mark Tobey, American-Swiss painter and educator (born 1890)
1980 - Alejo Carpentier, Swiss-Cuban musicologist and author (born 1904)
1982 - Ville Ritola, Finnish runner (born 1896)
1983 - Erol Güngör, Turkish sociologist, psychologist, and academic (born 1938)
1983 - Rolf Stommelen, German race car driver (born 1943)
1984 - Rafael Pérez y Pérez, Spanish author (born 1891)
1986 - Wallis Simpson, American wife of Edward VIII (born 1896)
1993 - Oliver Tambo, South African lawyer and activist (born 1917)
1993 - Tran Duc Thao, Vietnamese philosopher and theorist (born 1917)
1995 - Lodewijk Bruckman, Dutch painter (born 1903)
1997 - Allan Francovich, American director and producer (born 1941)
1997 - Pat Paulsen, American comedian and activist (born 1927)
1997 - Eugene Stoner, American engineer, designed the AR-15 rifle (born 1922)
2000 - William Moore, English actor (born 1916)
2001 - Al Hibbler, American singer (born 1915)
2001 - Josef Peters, German racing driver (born 1914)
2001 - Leon Sullivan, American minister and activist (born 1922)
2002 - Lucien Wercollier, Luxembourgian sculptor (born 1908)
2004 - José Giovanni, French-Swiss director and producer (born 1923)
2004 - Estée Lauder, American businesswoman, co-founded Estée Lauder Companies (born 1906)
2004 - Robert McBain, English actor and photographer (born 1932)
2005 - Ezer Weizman, Israeli general and politician, 7th President of Israel (born 1924)
2005 - Fei Xiaotong, Chinese sociologist and academic (born 1910)
2006 - Brian Labone, English footballer (born 1940)
2006 - Steve Stavro, Macedonian-Canadian businessman and philanthropist (born 1927)
2006 - Moshe Teitelbaum, Romanian-American rabbi and author (born 1914)
2007 - Roy Jenson, Canadian-American actor and stuntman (born 1927)
2008 - Jimmy Giuffre, American clarinet player, and saxophonist, and composer (born 1921)
2009 - John Michell, English author (born 1933)
2011 - Sathya Sai Baba, Indian guru, mystic, philanthropist, and educator (born 1926)
2011 - Marie-France Pisier, Vietnamese-French actress, director, and screenwriter (born 1944)
2012 - Fred Bradley, American baseball player (born 1920)
2012 - Erast Parmasto, Estonian botanist and mycologist (born 1928)
2012 - Eusebio Razo, Jr., Mexican-American jockey (born 1966)
2012 - Ambrose Weekes, English bishop (born 1919)
2013 - Richard Everett Dorr, American judge (born 1943)
2013 - Larry Felser, American journalist (born 1933)
2013 - Dave Kocourek, American football player and sportscaster (born 1937)
2013 - Gary L. Lancaster, American lawyer and judge (born 1949)
2013 - Pedro Romualdo, Filipino lawyer and politician (born 1935)
2014 - Hans Hollein, Austrian architect, designed Haas House (born 1934)
2014 - Sandy Jardine, Scottish footballer and manager (born 1948)
2014 - Ray Musto, American soldier and politician (born 1929)
2014 - Shobha Nagi Reddy, Indian politician (born 1968)
2015 - Ken Birch, English footballer and manager (born 1933)
2015 - Thomas Joseph Connolly, American bishop (born 1922)
2015 - Rustum Ghazaleh, Syrian general (born 1953)
2015 - Michael Mustill, Baron Mustill, English lawyer and judge (born 1931)
2015 - Sid Tepper, American songwriter (born 1918)
2015 - George C. Young, American lawyer and judge (born 1916)
2016 - Tommy Kono, American weightlifter and coach (born 1930)
2016 - Billy Paul, American singer (born 1934)
2016 - Papa Wemba, Congolese singer (born 1949)